X will open again in Brazil within 24 hours of the court’s decision

The judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered that the social media site X should start working again in Brazil within 24 hours. This decision was made public by Justice Alexandre de Moraes on October 8, after X paid a fine of about $5.5 million and was released from a ban that began on August 30.

X was banned because of orders from Brazilian courts that were part of an investigation into the spread of false information. Justice Moraes said that the ban was over and that X could start doing its things again right away. He also told the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to make the change happen smoothly and give the Supreme Court a report the next day.

The payment of the fine was confirmed on October 7, but there was a strange event where the money was put into the wrong account at first. Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite company, fixed the problem by moving the money to the right account.

In the past few weeks, X has taken steps to follow local rules. For example, he has hired a new lawyer and blocked accounts that were accused of spreading false information about Brazil’s elections and court system. These steps were very important for following the court’s orders.

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Since 2023, Justice Moraes has been looking into X because it is thought to be sharing false information in Brazil. Musk is being closely watched, and he is being accused of obstructing justice and taking part in illegal actions.

After Brazil’s recent presidential election, the debate over X got worse. In January 2023, people who supported former President Jair Bolsonaro tried to take over government buildings. Some saw this as an attempt at a coup and a campaign of spreading false information. The Supreme Court and Justice Moraes said that this kind of false information was to blame for the social unrest.

Before the halt, X said it was going to close its offices in Brazil, but said the service would still work for people in Brazil even though there were legal problems. This ruling made things worse with the Supreme Court and led to the complete ban of the site.

Musk has said bad things about Justice Moraes and said he is using “illegal” methods to get X to remove content. He has talked badly about the judge, calling him a “dictator” and saying that the court’s actions were motivated by politics.

X is now on track to restart in Brazil, where it hopes to get back on its feet in one of its biggest countries, where 20 to 40 million people use it.